Docker desktop consumes a lot of memory on last update 4.38.0

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Hi everyone.

Does anyone else have memory consumption issues with Docker Desktop version 4.38.0 on Windows?
Some friends and me have some crashes and high usage of memory but only in the last version.The process that consumes all the memory is docker backend. And ignore the setted limit. In my example 15GB
Latest version 4.38.0 (181591)

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Previous version (Current version: 4.37.1 (178610))
(I’m new user, so I cannot add the screenshot but trust me. RAM used for backend is 90MB or less)

In both scenarios are running the same apps. The memory consumption is gradual. It take 2-3 hours for fill 20GB.

For now, I will install the older version. :confused:

If you’re here for answers. You can install the older version downloading the older package and executing this comand: .\DockerDesktopInstaller.exe install --disable-version-check

Thanks for your suggestions :smiley:

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If you think it’s a bug, then check Github for issues. If none exists, you can create one.

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Where did you set a limit? Docker Desktop on Windows doesn’t have memory limit when using the WSL backend. DAre you using the hyperv backend?

If you use the WSL backend, Docker Desktop cannot ignore limits as it is managed by WSL, not Docker Desktop.

On the other hand, if the issue is not with the virtual machine, I’m not aware of any limit that can be set for the Docker Desktop Backend process.

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